Improved farm-gate



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES G. HUNT, 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO..

IMPROVED FARM-GATE.

ToaZZ whom, z5-may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMEs G. HUNT, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, State ot' Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Farm- Grate; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accom panying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a perspective view, showing the contrivances for opening and closing the gate. Fig. 2 is a top view of the gate and its two posts. Fig. 3 is an elevation of one side of the gate and sectional views of the gate posts. Fig. 4 shows the catches for receiving the gate-bolt and securing the gate in a closed state. l

Similar letters of reference indicate correspending parts in the several iigure's.

The object of this invention is to apply certain contrivances to a farm-gate which may be hung in the usual well-known manner, which will enable any person while riding in a vehicle or on horseback to readily unlatch and open the gate and again close it after him, and while this is the case the latch on the gate can be readily operated and the gate opened and closed by a person on foot, as will be hereinafter described.

Another object of my invention is to enable any person, either riding or walking, and approaching the gate from either side, to unlatch and open it by pulling a single rope or chain, which is connected to a draw bolt and also to a lever, which operates to open or to close the gate, as will be hereinafter described.

Another object of my invention is to support the upper end of the pivoted gatepost in one end of a box which is so constructed that it serves as al protectingcap for the stationary gate-post, and also a protection against the weather .for the mechanism which is used for swinging the gate open and shut, as will be hereinafter described.

Another object of my invention is to practically employ a sliding or dra-w bolt for secur- In the accompanying drawings, A represents one of the gateposts to which the gate B is attached, and A represents the post to which the gate is fastened when it is closed, as shown in Figs. l, 2, and 3. The gate B is hung by means of its post a, one end of which is stepped in a footplate, b, and the other end is pivoted to the overhanging portionof a cap, C, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The gate being hung in this manner, it will be seen that it can be readily opened or closed, or moved on either side of the stationary post A. The cap C may be made of cast metal, with two studs, c c', cast on its lower side to forni centers for receiving a spur-wheel, d, and a spurred segment, d', which latter has an arm, e, projecting from it and extending beyond the end of the cap C, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The rack or segment d engages with the teeth of spur-wheel d, and this latter wheel engages with a pinion-wheel, f, which is keyed near the upper endof the gate post a, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The cap C which I have referred to covers the rack d and the two spur-wheels d j', and protects them from ice, snow, &c., and forms, in conjunction with the lower socket-plate, C, in which the upper end of the post A tits, a box for supporting i and inclosing said toothed wheels` and the lever segment, and also for protecting the upper end of the post A, by preventing water from entering therein. N ear the outer end of the arm or lever e are two grooved pulleys, g g, arranged one over the other and pivotcd between the vertical portions of the staple 11. These pulleys receive two cords or chains, it', which passaround them in opposite or reverse directions, and thence on each side of the forward upright portion ofthe staple h, as shown in Figs. l and 2.

The ends of the cords nearest the pulleys A are fastened to a stop piece, j, which is connected to a vertical lever, D, the upper arm of which projects above the gate, to the post c of which it is pivoted. `The other ends of the cords t' t' are carried oft' and passed through staples 7c k', (or over pnlleys,) which arel secured at or near the upper ends of the posts E E. The weights` l l are attached to the ends of cords t' t', for thefpurpose of keeping these ends always in a convenient position to" be grasped by the hand of `aperson approaching the gate. The posts E E should be located at such distance from the gate as will enable a person While riding in a carriage to open the gate without turning out of the road.

rIhe upright lever D passes through a ver tical slot whichis made through the .upper rail of the gate, and this lever is attached by means of a rod, n, to an upright lever, G, which is suitably connected to a bolt, m, as shown in Figs. l and The boltm is arranged in a horizontal position directly under the upper gate-rail, and the spiral spring, which is coiled around said bolt, forces this bolt forward and keeps it in this position when not otherwise acted upon. The projecting end ot' the bolt m is received in a recess which is formed in thepost A as clearly represented in Figs. 1, 3, and 4; but in order for it to e11- ter this recess 1;,two notches, p p2, are formed on the sides of said recess and in a horizontal line with the bolt, and through one or the other of these notches the end of the bolt must pass before entering the recess. r r' are two pivoted gates or catches which are arranged within the recess p in such manner that in the act of closing the gate B, with its bolt thrown forward, as shown in Fig. 3, this bolt will strike one of said pendent catches and force its lower end forward until it passes over the bolt and falls back to its position, as shown in Fig. 4, when the gate will be bolted. In this condition the gate cannot be opened Without drawing back the bolt, as the catches p 192 both open inward.

To open the gate, either one of the cords z' i is pulled, the eii'ect of which is, viirst, to draw back the bolt m until the stop-piece j is brought in contact with the staple h, then the leverarm with its segment d acts, through the me; dium of spur-wheel d, upon the pinion-wheel f, and the gate swings open in a direction opposite tov that in which the cord i was pulled. After passing through the gate the cord t is pulled, and the gate will close, the bolt m iiying out into the recess p when the tension on said cord is released.

lf a person is on foot, and does not desire to open and close the gate by means of the cords t' i', he can force the spring-bolt m back by applying a slight pressure on the lever G. rEhe gate can then be opened, and when it is closed again the bolt will lock itself.

The gate is prevented from-swim gin g too far around by means of the short stops s s', applied lnear the posts which support the outer ends ofthe pull-cordsi i.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The hollow cap composed of plates C C', constructed and applied together and to the gate-post A, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The arrangement ot' pulleys g g on the arm cof the segment, in combination with the pull-cordsi il', arranged and operating upon the gate andbolt m, substantially as described.

3. The levers D G, rod n, and spring-bolt m,

'applied to a swinging gate which is opened.

and closed by means of two cords, 'i i', acting upon a system of levers, substantially as described.

JAMES G. HUNT. Witnesses:

J oHN W. CARTER, E. GILLIGAN. 

